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their socks and race away from them. At times they have
also damaged labour quarters, especially in Line no. 15 and
Likhajan Line of the estate. These incidents occur mainly
due to human encroachment of the animals’ natural habitat
and widespread felling of trees, leading to an acute scarcity
of food reserves for not only these pachyderms, but all wild
animals.
A Slow Loris which had found its way into the Dirok
factory, was captured by the forest officials and released into
the forest. We have been lucky to witness an interesting
friendship between a Macaque monkey and a stray dog,
spotted playing in the factory premises time and again.
One evening when I was returning home from the Division
office, I was fortunate enough to behold a Clouded
Leopard, crossing the road at its own pace. I was awestruck
at how gorgeous it was, with its lovely coat and graceful
movements. A few years ago when Mr Nisar Ahmed was
heading the estate, he encountered a Monocled Cobra in
the Burra Bungalow, which he captured and later released
into the forest.The estate has quite a few species of snakes
which are often spotted roaming
around.MrAhmed would
often be seen scouting around for various species of animals,
birds and butterflies here, and has a veritable treasury of
photographs of them all.
We are blessed to witness the natural beauty of this sanctuary
around us, so as responsible citizens, the management here
leaves no stone unturned in educating the local people about
wildlife conservation and protection, and the benefits thereof.
In today’s era of industrialization, this close proximity with
Mother Nature is a feast for the eyes indeed!
Who says it’s just the WildWest? Dehing-Patkai definitely
makes one feel there is also a ‘Wild,Wild East’ right here
at our doorstep !
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MRIL 5-a-Side Football – 19 July 2015
Makum Namdang Cup Golf – 28 June 2015
The Winners - (L to R): Rajeev
Mehrotra, Vivek Seth & Akshay Seth
with Mrs Namita Ahmed at
Margherita Club
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3
2
Tingri Club:
1 The Winners (MRIL White) with Mr Ramanuj Dasgupta
2 The Winners (MRIL White) & Runners-up (MRIL Red)
3 Man of the Match - Siddharth Thapa
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Slow Loris
Monocled Cobra